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Last week I had the opportunity to attend the Wines from Greece seminar and wine tasting event. I learned a lot about Greek wines and I got to try some really nice ones. Of course the wine tasting only wet my appetite and I had to head out to find some of the wines that I had just sampled. Unfortunately the lcbo did not have any of my favorite wines from the tasting event but I was assured that they would be getting them in. I did find some Greek wines but I am definitely looking forward to the increased selection of Greek wines coming to the lcbo.
I had the perfect recipe in mind for enjoying with some Greek wine. A while ago I came across this recipe for
garides tourkolimano
or Greek shrimp on
Kalofagas
and I just knew that I would have to try it. Garides tourkolimano are prawns cooked in a tomato, garlic, herb and wine sauce that is finished off with feta cheese. I had recently made and really enjoyed
shrimp saganaki
which is very similar dish but it is baked. This dish really reminds me of one of the reasons why I like Greek cuisine so much and that is because of the use of so many fresh herbs.

The garides tourkolimano were really quick and easy to make and they turned out great! The shrimp were amazing and the sauce was really tasty! I took the opportunity to head down to Greek town to pick up some good imported Greek sheeps milk feta and it was well worth the trip. I really liked that way that the feta was just starting to melt into the sauce. I could not let any of that sauce go to waste so I served the garides tourkolimano with some crusty bread to soak up all of the extra. Of course, I enjoyed the garides tourkolimano with a glass of the Greek white wine that I used in the sauce.

Garides Tourkolimano (Greek Shrimp)

Servings: 2

ingredients

1 tablespoon oil

1 pound shrimp (peeled and deveined)

4 cloves of garlic (chopped)

1 large tomato (diced)

4 green onions (sliced)

1/2 cup dry white wine

1 teaspoon oregano

1/4 cup chopped fresh mint

1/4 cup chopped fresh basil

salt and pepper to taste

1 cup feta (coarsely crumbled)

2 tablespoons parsley (chopped)

directions

Heat the oil in a pan.

Add the shrimp and saute them for a minute on each side and set aside.

Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute.

Add the tomato and green onion and saute until the tomato starts to break down, about 3-5 minutes.

Add the shrimp, wine, herbs and season with salt and pepper and simmer for 2 minutes.

This is so interesting, with the herbs, cheese, tomatoes and shrimp. I love finding different versions of things I know from other countries. Like, this is very similar to a Sicilian fish stew, but the Greek flavours are so different. Great job! Thanks for sharing it :)

The one thing I would add is that since the "limano" part means "lemon" this recipe needs to include lemon as an essential component. It can easily be worked in and adds more dimension to a great recipe.

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I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! I now spend my free time searching for, creating and trying tasty new recipes in my closet sized kitchen.